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This included several members of the disabled and elderly community who have spoken out to demand more rights for themselves while walking within public spaces.

Bill Waddell, the Vice President of the NFBUK, who lives in Mitcheldean in the Forest of Dean has campaigned passionately to get controlled green man crossings installed in the shared space in Gloucester's Kimbrose Triangle and in Cirencester Market Square.

He stated in the petition: "We are hoping that Boris takes swift action to ensure that Local Authorities make access for all a top priority and ensure all shared space schemes, like the ones we have at Kimbrose Triangle and the one in Cirencester, have proper controlled crossings put back in them.

"I mean the ones with accessibility features for blind people to use, like the rotating cone and the bleeping noise.

From left: Karl Farrell, NFBUK Executive Committee Member and Trustee of Transport for All, Yemi Dada, NFBUK, Executive Council Member and NFBUK representative to United Nations Conference of State Parties COSP12 for United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities , Sarah Leadbetter, Guide Dog User, National Federation of the Blind, Andrew Hodgson, President of the National Federation of the Blind , Judith Jones, Executive Director, European Guide Dog Federation, David Adams, Hon President of the European Guide Dog Federation, David Bromilow, UCLan Student, Sarah Gayton, Shared Space Co-ordinator, NFBUK

"Action is also required in Cirencester to put back kerbs and sort out the dangerous low level invisible kerbs which have resulted in many people getting serious accidents from tripping over them."

Insight Gloucester, Cirencester & South Cotswold Access Group, Gloucester Deaf Association and Forest Sensory Services are just four Gloucestershire organisations out of thousands across the UK that are supporting the petition.

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One such person is the President of the NFBUK who stated: "This is the anniversary of the Global Disability Summit being held in London and we want to raise awareness of the problems created by this design so other countries with this petition and pledge and we are asking Boris Johnson for his support and bring a complete halt to shared space road design in the UK.

Sarah Leadbetter, a Guide Dog User from Leicester with the United Nations Secretary Generals letter - in one of his own Sustainable Development Goals envelope which has all the colours of it on the front.

"Creating urban areas that are safe and accessible for all to use independently just makes economic and social sense."

The Gloucestershire County Council response

A spokesperson for Gloucestershire County Council has responded to the criticism and said: “We monitor all pedestrian crossings around the county to make sure they are maintained and safe for all pedestrians.

"We have adapted the Kimbrose crossing in Gloucester to include tactile strips that guide blind or partially sighted people.

"There have been no incidents since the Kimbrose crossing came in, and we’ve seen traffic speeds reduce during this time.

"We are currently waiting for clarification from the Department for Transport on the current position of existing shared space schemes nationally, and we will follow their guidance when this becomes available.”